HEX atlas value

#B4A35F

#B4A35F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Camel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 163, 95, HSL 48, 36%, 54%, has luminance 0.3672, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B4A35F Sample readable text

HEX #B4A35F

RGB rgb(180, 163, 95)

HSL hsl(48 36% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 47, 29)

Luminance 0.3672

Contrast Black 8.34:1White 2.52:1

CSS

--color-b4a35f: #B4A35F;
.background-b4a35f { background-color: #B4A35F; }
.text-b4a35f { color: #B4A35F; }

Luminance0.3672

Black text8.34:1AA Pass

White text2.52:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#B4A35F","rgb":[180,163,95],"hsl":[48,36,54],"cmyk":[0,9,47,29],"luminance":0.3672,"contrast":{"black":8.34,"white":2.52}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1C79E","hex":"#D1C79E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.37,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CEB346","hex":"#CEB346","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.16,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9BB45F","hex":"#9BB45F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.09,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Camel adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b4a35f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5F70B4","analogous":["#B4795F","#9BB45F"],"triadic":["#5FB4A3","#A35FB4"],"tetradic":["#5FB479","#5F70B4","#B45F9B"],"splitComplementary":["#5F9BB4","#795FB4"],"monochromatic":["#D1C79E","#B4A35F","#7D703B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D1C79E","dark":"#7D703B","saturated":"#CEB346","desaturated":"#9A9479","pastel":"#D5D0BE","neon":"#FFD83D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":19.849433241279208},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":23.748684174075834},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":25},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":29.171904291629644},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":29.171904291629644}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B4A35F

#B4A35F is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B4A35F is visually closest to Camel, a named orange color with HEX #C19A6B.

The RGB channels are 180, 163, and 95, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 36% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3672, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.34:1AA Pass

White text2.52:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B4A35F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.34:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1C79E#000000 text · best 12.37:1#D1C79E

#CEB346#000000 text · best 10.16:1#CEB346

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

#9BB45F#000000 text · best 9.09:1#9BB45F

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

Generated Palette

#B4A35F#B4A35F

#5F70B4#5F70B4

#B4795F#B4795F

#9BB45F#9BB45F

#D1C79E#D1C79E

#7D703B#7D703B

Color Harmonies

#5F70B4#5F70B4

#B4795F#B4795F

#9BB45F#9BB45F

#5FB4A3#5FB4A3

#A35FB4#A35FB4

Variants

#D1C79E#D1C79E

#7D703B#7D703B

#CEB346#CEB346

#9A9479#9A9479

#D5D0BE#D5D0BE

#FFD83D#FFD83D

Nearest Named Colors

Camel#C19A6B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#B4A35F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B4A35F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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